India: Cochin Shipyard Hands Over AHTS SCI Ahimsa

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) yesterday delivered a 120t Bollard pull Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS), “SCI Ahimsa” to the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd, Mumbai (SCI).

This is the third in a series of four 120t Bollard pull AHTS being built by CSL for SCI. The Protocol documents were signed by Shri P Vinayakumar, Director (Technical) on behalf of Cochin Shipyard and Capt K Devadas, Senior Vice President (Technical & Offshore Services) on behalf of SCI, in the presence of Cmde K Subramaniam, CMD, Shri Ravikumar Roddam, Director (Finance), Capt R S Sundar, Director (Operations) and other senior officials from CSL and SCI.

The vessel is of AH03 type, designed by STX OSV, Norway (ex- Aker Yards) and is certified under dual class by the Rules and Regulations of American Bureau of Shipping & Indian Register of Shipping. This 65.2 x 16.0 m vessel is a high end AHTS equipped with Rolls Royce Brattvaag Waterfall type Anchor handling cum towing winch with a tested bollard pull of 120 t Capacity. The vessel is also equipped with two 4000 KW Diesel Engines and two Controlled pitch propeller in Kort Nozzles.

SCI Ahimsa has Grade I Dynamic Positioning feature along with compliance to ERRV class ‘C’, which allows the vessel to work as an emergency rescue and recovery vessel in case of an oil field exigency and also has the capability of Fire Fighting class I. The vessel has accommodation facility for 29 persons with all the capabilities of a Platform Supply Vessel in addition to that of Anchor Handling Tug. This type of vessels are being used as support vessels for various rig move/ anchor handling and other offshore supply functions.

The shipyard is presently constructing 3 more offshore vessels for SCI.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, August 8, 2012; Image: stxosv